The Frontal Lobes and Voluntary Action

Paperback | July 1, 1995

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This book presents an argument rather than a review: that the frontal lobes as a whole are specialized for voluntary action. For each area within the frontal lobes, a specific role in the execution of voluntary action is proposed. Topics covered include the control of movement in the motorcortex and premotor areas, decision-making in the pre-frontal cortex, response learning in the basal ganglia, and the mental trial and error that forms the basis of future responses. This analysis is based on the author's own work using the most up-to-date imaging techniques. Controversial andthought-provoking, it will serve as the basis for future work and debate on the subject.

`As a synthesis of so much work, the book forms an important contribution to the understanding of the role of the frontal lobes in behaviour'Laura H. Goldstein, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Vol. 34, No. 7, 1996